LabLinks: Stem Cells in Disease Modeling and Therapeutics

This event will take place at:Yayoi AuditoriumGraduate School of Agricultural and Life SciencesUniversity of Tokyo1 Chome-1-1 YayoiBunkyō-kuTōkyō-to 113-0032Japan

Stem cells have long been praised for their promise in clinical application, and their potential is starting to show real signs of progress. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Japan, where induced pluripotent stem cell technology was first developed and is now entering early clinical stages.

This Cell Press Lablinks on Stem Cells in Disease Modeling and Therapeutics brings together leading researchers who are using stem cells to investigate the underlying causes of human disease and for the development of therapies.

Presenters from around the Tokyo area will share work on a broad range of topics, including using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to generate complex models of disease, studying how tissue stem cells residing in organs contribute to different pathologies, and using stem cells as a source for cell-based therapies.

Atsushi Miyajima, Professor, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

Ludivine Allagnat, Senior Academic Relations Manager, Elsevier

Cell Press LabLinks are free, in-person, one-day symposia organized by scientists and Cell Press editors. Each LabLinks symposium features local and keynote speakers discussing a unified topic to foster interactions between colleagues working on related questions, whether those colleagues are across town, across the street, or across the hall.